Where does “旧弊” come from?

旧弊 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 旧, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.

旧弊 (Japanese): conservatism; old abuses

Definitions

  1. conservatism; old abuses

Ancestry of “旧弊”, step by step

旧弊 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 旧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese旧old things, original state, former state, old...
2Japanese人a person, human; an individual; mankind, people
3Proto-Japonic*pitəone

via Japanese 弊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese弊evil practice
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →Every word from Japanese 旧 →